Horseshoe



May 17, 1927.

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Patented May l17', 1927.

UNITED srAfrESO-FFICE DETER E. MEADE, E THE UNITEDv sTATEsAEMIY, wAsnIivGToiv,A DISTRICT or f Y Y ooLUiliBiA.l t v HonsEsEoEg LAp'pimmunined.september i7., gi924. serial No. 738,315.v

The invention described herein-may be used by the Government, or any of itsot'- icers or employees in prosecution ot worlr tor the Government, without payment to me ot any royalty thereon.

Thisv invention relates to a lioiseshoe and more particularly to a forni ot shoe espe cially adapted for use on various types ot roadsurtaces as well as on surfaces covered by snow,` either under freezing or melting y conditions, on ice covered surlaces, or on` soft surfaces such as turf. y An object of thisinvention is to [provide ashoe ot' a simple, durable, and inexpensive construction that may be easily fitted, vapplied, and secured to the hooi ot the animal. p'

A 'furtherobject is to provide Aagshoe wherein the weight-supporting` portion .of

the shoe is located directly beneath and otherwise corresponds vto the weight-carry# ing portion oit the hoot ofthe animal.

A further object is to provide a shoe havv ing a depending tapering flange forming a continuous calk, which is the portion in direct contact with the ground, that will not only firmly grip the surface and preventv` slipping in any direction due to the fact that the calli extends considerably over one-halty around the shoe, but it will further provide an edge overfwhich the shoe may roll in leaving the ground that corresponds accu-- i'ately with the hoof of the aninialat all points, and irrespective of the direction oii 30 roll, same will be natural, or over a portion or" the shoe that is the same as the correspending portion of the hoof. l j

A, further object is to provide a shoe of such a construction as to permit of its be- 40 ing bent cold, Vinl fitting saine, 'and one in which the heel portion may be cut olf without heating, should it be necessary to shorten the4 shoe, said shortening of the shoe being accomplished by arelatively simple opera- 4'5 tion due to theV tact that said cut may be made at one of several portions ot the heel between the heelv calks at points where the thickness ot the metal is greatly reduced. r These and other objects will' appear in the 00 following description and be finally` pointed out in the claims forming a part of this ap# plication, it being understood that Aslight changes in form and minor details ot con-v struction Inay be resorted to without departing from ,the spirt'e tls@ inventif??? s horseshoe, Y

. `Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of same,'y

' l* ig. 3 is aside edge view of the improved `Siii'iilar nun'ierals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures ot Vthe drawings in which Fig. l is a plan view of my improved Fig. 4 isa front edge View ot saine. Figr is asection on line 5-5 ot Fig. 2 showing the hoof in dots, and

6 is a section online 6 6 ofl Fig.A 2

showing the hoot inA dots.

Reierence now being had tothe drawings by numerals, 'l 'indicates the body portion ot the shoe which isV relatively thin andis the portion ot the shoe on which the hooi2 2' rests. The upper` innersurtace of the body l ot the shoe, with vth-e exception ot' the heel portion, is chainfered off or inclined as lshown at 3, leaving the flat portion 4t on which the wall` of the hoof rests, The securing`- nails 5 pass through openings 6 at approximately the center of th-e body portion ot the shoe adjacent Ato 'the inner edge lits ilat portion 4.

The 'hoot of a horse, especially that portionl immediately within the wall7 is extremely sensitive and the chanitering off of y the shoe as shown at 3 avoids any contacty between said tender portion of the hooi `and the shoe and leaves the flat portion i on which the wall ot the 'hoof rests7 for the support of the weight ofthe animal, which is that portion of the hooi' that is intended to support' they weightv and protect the inner tender tissues. s v Y By locatingthe nail openings as shown, the nails maybe directed upv through the wall of the hoot7 from a point adjacent to the inner line ot the wall, upwardly and gradually outwardly throughthe wall until they emerge' through its outer'surface, approximately three-quarters of an inch above the shoe, where they are' twisted otlIV and weight of the animal is the outer peripheral portion of the shoe over which the Vwall of the hoof rests. Said calk 7 is tapered on its inner surface toward its lower edge, and is adapted to cut through soft surfaces such as turiI and the like, and prevent slipping.

Under ordinary conditions a horseshoe will wear in two at the toe, and to delay the wear at that point, the main calk 7 is reinforced by a thickeningof the metal as shown at 8.

Said thickening portion 8 corresponds to and e spending portions of the hoot.

By reference to the drawings it will be seen t-hat the edge or outer surface of the shoe throughout, is perpendicular to the surface on which the shoe rests, is directly beneath and corresponds with all portions of the hoof irrespective of the portion of the shoe over which the hoof rolls in leaving the ground, always presents an edge that corresponds to that of the hoof of the animal, and

therefore presents no abnormal conditions irrespective of the direction of the roll. T his is not true with respect to other forms of shoes, especially so when the roll of the hoof is over any other portion than the toe of the shoe.

As stated above, the continuous main body calk 7 will grip the surface and tend to prevent slipping in all directions, but to further increase the grip in a forward and rearward direction, a plurality of transverse heel calks 9 are provided. Calks 9 are arranged across the heel portions of the shoe, the forward heel calks 9 forming a continuation of calk 7, and the outer ends of the heel calks are flush with and form a continuation of the outer' edge of the shoe and offer the same natural support to the hoof that is provided by calk 7.

In View of the construction shown, it will be seen that the supporting surface of the shoe whether fiat on the ground, or approaching or leaving said position at any angle, corresponds with that which the hoof would present withouttlie'shoe, and thereby presents a highly enicient shoe wherein the normal tread is provided underl all conditions... ,n L

Having described my invention, what I dey sire to claim by Letters Patent is:

l. A horseshoe including a main body havking a toe portion and heel portions, a pluralityof transverse calks at the heel portions spaced apart each of which is provided with a relatively wide base and a narrow face to prevent the anchoring of accumulations therebetween, a main body calk formed on a .regular curve conforming substantially to the contour of the body, saidmain body calk being disposed on the body in a manner to present a supporting surface relatively narrow with respect to the body of the 'shoe and lying directly beneath the outer edge of said body, the heel end of said main body calks merging into the foremost of said transverse heel calks, a toe calk so disposed on the body as to present a supporting surface relatively wide with respect to the body calks, said body calks merging into the toe calk at their forward ends directly beneath the outer edge of the body of the shoe, said toe calk increasing in thickness at. its base 'to approximately the width of the body portion of the shoe to prevent the anchoring of accumulation of foreign matter.

2. A horseshoe including a body having a toe portion and heel portions, a plurality of transverse calks at the heel portions, a toe calk, and main body calks extending between and merging` into a forward heel calk and said toe calk, the outer face of said calks all extending vertically from the outer edge of the body throughout, said calks being provided with relatively wide bases and narrow contact faces to prevent the anchoring of accumulations of foreign matter and preveu slipping in all directions.

3. horseslioe including a body'liaving a toe portion and heel portions, a plurality of transverse calks at therheel portions, a toe calk, and main body calks extending between and merging into a forward heel calk and said toe calk, the outer faces of said calks all extending vertically from the outer edge of the body throughout and being tapered on their inner faces fromA wide bases to relatively narrow contact faces to prevent anchoring of accumulations.

PETER F. MEADE. 

